Why “Fixing” Section 230 Will Not Save Anyone
The Forum
The effect of this bill and its brethren will not be to increase free speech, but rather to allow censorship to proliferate.
Sex Workers Explain Why the SAFE TECH Act Will Break the Internet
Congress is once again threatening the livelihoods and safety of sex workers with its latest attempt to reform Section 230.
VICE
The Colonial History That Contributed to the Atlanta Spa Shootings
Long-held stereotypes about Asian women may have contributed to last month's shootings.
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Sex Workers’ Rights and Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Search
“someone can be a sex worker and a survivor of trafficking,” just like a fruit picker or seamstress. “But when we’re talking about adult, consensual sex work- it doesn’t have anything to do with force or coercion,” Thompson affirms. When adequate safety measures are in place, Bruce adds “sex work can be an affirming and empowering choice” for some individuals.Statement on the Fatal Shootings At Massage Businesses in Atlanta Georgia
The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center mourns the eight people whose lives were tragically cut short in acts of violence in three Georgia massage businesses last night.
Support the START Act!
The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center strongly supports S. 00674 (Ramos) and A. 00459 (Gottfried), the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act and urges its passage by the New York State Legislature.
Oppose the Sex Trade Survivors Justice & Equality Act!
Statement on prohibitionist Nordic Model Legislation in New York: Oppose the harmful "Sex Trade Survivors Justice and Equality Act"
Dismantle Vice in NYC
Dismantling Vice in NYC: a human rights cause even police can get behind
Brooklyn DA Dismisses Hundreds of Prostitution Arrests
Spectrum News NY1
“The criminalization of sex work is what makes it dangerous." said Mariah Grant, director of research, organizing and advocacy for the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center. "It makes it so that people can’t operate freely, that they can’t go to the police and feel comfortable expressing that they’ve seen abuse happening or experienced it themselves because they’d be fearful of arrest."Opposing Repeal of 230: Communications Decency Act
We signed on to this letter on January 27, 2021 to the Biden/Harris Administration and the 117th Congress: In the wake of this latest act of white supremacist violence directed at the U.S. Capitol, it’s more urgent than ever that lawmakers take steps to address systemic racism and injustice, and to hold Big Tech companies accountable for their role in undermining democracy and amplifying harmful content.
